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Subject and Verbs

Subject and Verbs. Chapter 1-3. Subject. The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about. Who or what the sentence is about. Who or what is doing something in the sentence People applauded. Gloria wrote the answers on the board. Subject cont.

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Subject and Verbs

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  1. Subject and Verbs Chapter 1-3

  2. Subject • The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about. • Who or what the sentence is about. • Who or what is doing something in the sentence • People applauded. • Gloria wrote the answers on the board.

  3. Subject cont. • A subject will always be either a noun or pronoun.

  4. Verbs • A verb is a word that expresses action or state of being.

  5. Linking Verbs • Link (or join) a noun to something that is said about it. • The clouds are steel gray. • Links the noun (clouds) to the words that describe it (steel gray). • Common linking verbs • Am, appear, become, feel, is, look, seem, sound, was, were

  6. Irregular Verbs • Most verbs are regular. They form their past tense by adding -ed or -d to the basic form: • Example Basic/Present Tense Past Tense ask asked raise raised

  7. Subject-Verb Agreement • A verb must agree in number (singular/plural) with its subject. • The present tense of a regular verb has two forms: -singular subject -plural subject • Add s or es to the present tense of the verb when the subject is a singular noun.

  8. Sing./Plur. subject • Singular subject -Sam’s puppy always cries for treats. • Plural subject: -Both puppies cry for treats.

  9. Sing./Plur. Subject cont. • When the subject is a singular pronoun (he, she, it), add sor es to the verb. • Example: -Singular subject: She likes to write. -Plural subject: They like to write.

  10. Subject and Verb • In the office everyone works hard. • Some people sort mail. • Mrs.. Davis prepares the payroll. • Her assistant enters the information into a computer. • The computer prints the checks.

  11. Compound subject • These are made up of two nouns connected by a joining word. • Subjects joined by and generally take a plural verb. Examples • Running and lifting weights are good ways to keep in shape. • Fear and ignorancehave a lot to do with hatred.

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